Jim Clark - 1963, 1965 Jim Clark Share He never intended to make racing a way of life, let alone become the best in the world in a sport that for him began as farm boy's hobby. And when the sport took Jim Clark's life the racing world mourned the loss of one of its best-loved champions, the unassuming Scottish driving genius whose personal integrity and admirable human qualities endeared him to fans and rivals alike. Nearly invincible in the car, he seemed vulnerable out of it and was always a reluctant hero. Few champions were as dominant. Fewer still are remembered so fondly. 1 / 5 1962: Jim Clark of Team Lotus signs autographs for fans. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo, May 1963: Jim Clark took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix but then retired his Lotus 25 from the race. He was classified eighth, his lowest placing of the year. © Schlegelmilch Spa, June 1963: Jim Clark came from eighth on the grid to win the Belgian Grand Prix by almost five minutes from the Cooper of Bruce McLaren. It was his first of seven victories en route to his first world title.

© Schlegelmilch Brands Hatch, July 1964: Reigning champion Jim Clark checks the mirrors on his Lotus 25 before practice for the British Grand Prix. He went on to win the race, the last of his three victories that year. © Sutton Images Nurburgring, August 1965: Jim Clark celebrates the German Grand Prix win that brought him his second world title with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman (right). © Schlegelmilch James Clark, junior, was born on March 4, 1936, and brought up with his four sisters on the family farm in Scotland's Berwickshire hills near the border with England. There was plenty of room to roam around the Clark's large acreage where flocks of pedigree sheep grazed peacefully and where Jim Clark would always feel most at home. It was worlds away from international motorsport, a subject he first read about in books and magazines when, at 13, he went to a private school in Edinburgh, where he also played cricket and was quite good at hockey. When it came to using vehicles for sporting pursuits Jim had to overcome parental opposition to using them for anything other than utilitarian purposes.

Having first driven the family car around the fields in secret, and then been allowed to drive farm tractors alone, Jim got his driver's license on his 17th birthday, by which time he had left school and was working full time on the farm. For personal transport he bought a Sunbeam Talbot and in 1956 began using it to compete in local rallies and driving skill tests. He soon graduated to winning club races in a variety of sportscars entered for him by wealthy enthusiast friends, without whose encouragement he might have progressed no further. When he won he found being the focus of attention embarrassing. He also felt guilty about racing against his family's wishes. Goaded on by his friends, the reluctant racer began to take it more seriously, demonstrating an outstanding natural talent that amazed everyone, and certainly surprised the man himself. In 1958 Clark was given a sleek little Lotus Elite coupe to race at Brands Hatch, where he immediately impressed the winner in an identical car, Lotus founder Colin Chapman. Invited by Chapman to race a Lotus Formula Junior, Clark immediately excelled and was promoted to Team Lotus for the latter part of the 1960 Formula One season.

In Belgium that year he suffered through one of the worst weekends in Formula One history. Early in the race at Spa Chris Bristow crashed fatally in a Cooper. Clark just managed to avoid the terribly mutilated body as it lay on the track but his Lotus was spattered with blood. A few laps later Clark's friend and Lotus team mate Alan Stacey lost control when he was hit in the face by a bird and he was killed. Clark admitted that the gruesome disasters nearly put him off racing forever. Thereafter he hated Spa with a vengeance and yet he would win there four times in succession. In 1961 his first complete Grand Prix season was blighted by his involvement in a collision at Monza with the Ferrari of Wolfgang von Trips. Though Clark was innocent and unhurt, the death of von Trips and 14 spectators left him devastated and again he seriously considered retiring. But he was persuaded to stay by Colin Chapman, whose brilliance as a designer was developing along with the emerging genius of his star driver.

Next Previous 1 / 4 Brands Hatch, July 1966: Jim Clark in the Lotus 33 (right) battles with BRM’s Graham Hill (left) over third place during the British Grand Prix. Behind them is the Cooper of John Surtees. © Sutton Images Brands Hatch, July 1966: Reigning champion Jim Clark finished fourth in the British Grand Prix in the Lotus 33. © Sutton Images Watkins Glen, October 1966: Jim Clark celebrates his only win of the season, in the United States Grand Prix at the wheel of the BRM-powered Lotus 43. © Sutton Images Mexico City, October 1967: Having taken pole position, Jim Clark leads the season-ending Mexican Grand Prix in the Lotus 49. © Sutton Images Over the next four seasons the Clark-driven Lotus was mostly only ever beaten when the mechanical side of the equation failed to deliver. Chapman's innovative Lotus chassis powered by Climax V8 engines were exceptionally fast but notoriously unreliable. Clark only lost the 1962 championship because of an oil leak in the last race.

In 1963 everything held together and he stormed to victory in seven of the championship races and easily won his first driving title. In 1964 he was again deprived of the championship in the last race by an oil leak. In 1965 he won six of the 10 races and his second World Championship. By now Clark and Chapman were as close as brothers. Chapman greatly admired his sincerity, humility and personal integrity and said Clark was as impressive as a human being as he was driver. Clark was not technically-minded and relied on Chapman to translate his comments into engineering solutions. Even when the car was not right Clark's natural talent enabled him to drive around problems, though he often said he had no idea where his speed came from. The public warmed to the shy champion who shunned the limelight, which now extended to America where he became a star after winning the 1965 Indianapolis 500. He hated press conferences and was visibly uncomfortable making public appearances. Though admired and well-liked by his peers, none of them knew him well. Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, both self-confident extroverts, found Clark to be just the opposite.

In the car he was the epitome of calm and controlled aggression. Out of it he constantly chewed his fingernails and was surprisingly indecisive, and had trouble choosing which restaurant to eat in. Next Previous 1 / 2 Mexico City, October 1967: Jim Clark takes his fourth and final win of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix, consolidating his third place in the drivers’ championship. © Sutton Images Watkins Glen, October 1967: Jim Clark won the United States Grand Prix for the second year in a row, leading home team mate Graham Hill for a Lotus one-two. © Sutton Images His championships brought him wealth and he became a tax exile in Paris. He drove to the races in a Lotus Elan (and later flew a Piper Twin Commanche he bought from Chapman), often with a female companion. He never married but confided to a girlfriend that his ambition was to settle down and have a family of his own on the farm in Scotland. He deliberately kept his contracts to a year at a time so he could be free to leave when he wanted. He nearly left after Lotus was less competitive in 1966, though his patience was rewarded with a return to form the next season.

A victory in the first Grand Prix of 1968 brought his total to 25, eclipsing the previous record set by the great Fangio. Like Fangio, Jim Clark seldom ever made a mistake and had very few accidents - which made his sudden death all the more difficult to comprehend. On April 7, 1968, his Lotus had a tyre failure in a F2 race at Hockenheim in Germany and he was killed. The racing world was in shock and many felt the heart had gone out of the sport. Colin Chapman said he lost his best friend. Graham Hill said what he would miss most was Jim Clark's smile. Text - Gerald Donaldson Jim Clark | Pearltrees Jim Clark > Sophiapangloss > Scotland > Counties of Scotland > Berwickshire > Duns 1936 - 1968 Born in Fife but brought up near Duns, Jim Clark wis a Formula One racin driver, yin o the greatest, wha wis World Champion in 1963 an 1965. He wis killed when his car hit a tree durin a race at Hockenheim in Germany oan April 7th 1968...

Jim Clark. James "Jim" (or "Jimmy") Clark, Jr OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. He was particularly associated with the Lotus marque. He was killed in a Formula Two motor racing accident in Hockenheim, Germany in 1968. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver. Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. History He never intended to make racing a way of life, let alone become the best in the world in a sport that for him began as farm boy's hobby. And when the sport took Jim Clark's life the racing world mourned the loss of one of its best-loved champions, the unassuming Scottish driving genius whose personal integrity and admirable human qualities endeared him to fans and rivals alike.

Nearly invincible in the car, he seemed vulnerable out of it and was always a reluctant hero. Few champions were as dominant. Fewer still are remembered so fondly. The life of Jim Clark - Motor Sport Magazine Hall of Fame. Taken from the April 1993 issue of Motor Sport By David Tremayne. Was Jim Clark the Greatest Racing Driver? - Swarez Art. During a recent conversation with a friend of mine about great historic racing cars and the drivers that made them great we came upon the legend that is Jim Clark. It was always going to be difficult coming up with a top ten, there are so many great names and marques to choose from. It should have been no surprise that Jim Clark featured so highly on both our lists, especially considering how many career highlights he had before his untimely death. We argued about his relationship with Lotus. Clark was lucky to escape death after colliding with von Trips Ferrari at Monza in 1961 yet Clark went on to claim the first of Lotus’ World Championships in 1963 at the wheel of a Lotus 25, winning seven out of ten races that season. That was great, but what he did at Indy was even more remarkable.

Formula One Art & Genius. Scotsman Jimmy Clark may have been the most naturally talented driver to have graced the Formula One stage. A personal favorite, Clark remains one of the all-time best statistically 45 years after his death. Lotus 49 Cosworth 1967 In the highly competitive arena of motor sport, only once in a while does a real driving genius emerge from the pack. Jim Clark. Introduction and Early Life "Clark came through at the end of first lap of the race so far ahead that we in the pits were convinced that the rest of the field must have been wiped out in an accident" - Eddie Dennis, describing the dominance of Jimmy Clark at Spa-Francorchamps 1967 What more can be said about Jim Clark that hasn't already been said? Does there need to be another tribute to him? I'm sure there are those who would say no, though not maliciously but merely because it's already been done. Therefore, it is solely because of Jim Clark's gentlemanly behavior that epitomizes the word "class" that I submit that there cannot be enough tributes on his behalf. Jim Clark Profile - Drivers - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com.

Encyclopedia Name: Jim Clark Nationality: Great Britain Date of birth: March 4, 1936 - Kilmany, Scotland Date of death: April 7, 1968 - Hockenheim Circuit, Germany Jim Clark, German GP 1965 © The Cahier Archive. F1 Driver Profile. Jim Clark is a driver who always features near or at the top of any list of the greatest drivers of all time. He won the world title twice - 1963 and 1965 - and was the first Formula One driver to cross the Atlantic and win the Indianapolis 500, and in the car had an almost unparalleled feel for what is was doing. Out of the car, Clark was unassuming to the point of anonymity, a shy indecisive character who Peter Warr of Lotus said "could get befuddled through this extraordinary indecisiveness". Tribute to Jim Clark by Colin Chapman. “I think that his most profound influence, certainly on me and all his close associates, was not his ability as a racing driver, but his success as a man.”Jim Clark O.B.E.

4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968 Tribute to a Great Driver by Colin Chapman. “The first I ever heard of Jim Clark was from Jock McBain, who had been purchasing Lotus sports cars from us for two or three years. He mentioned this young farmer, already legendary up in the Borders, whom he felt was a very, very good driver. The Unforgettable Jim Clark. He was nibbling his nails the first time I saw him – just as they said he would be. Not absently-mindedly but seemingly with aggression, palm turned upwards, free hand inspecting frequently. He wore black sunglasses, square of frame – Rayban Wayfarers – fawn slacks and no shirt. His shoulders were as broad as a boxer’s, yet he was short, even by my schoolboy standards. And he walked with that amazing twinkle-toe lilt, springing upwards, like a Scots sword-dancer, with every step. Jackie Stewart did likewise, we noticed – although his feet were splayed outwards. Racing Heroes – Jim Clark. Jim Clark and Colin Chapman at Zandvoort, 1967. All images courtesy of Ford Motor Company.

Ask fans of Formula One racing in the 1960s who the best driver of the period was, and you’re likely to get a near-unanimous reply of “Jim Clark.” Even today, many F1 enthusiasts consider the soft-spoken Scotsman to be in the top five Formula One drivers of all time, citing Clark’s uncanny natural talent to drive any car at its absolute limit. Unlike many of his his peers in the sport, Clark didn’t come from a racing family and didn’t spend his early years coming up through racing’s junior ranks. Born to a sheep farming family in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland, in 1936, Clark’s childhood was spent attending to farm chores with his four sisters. His talent behind the wheel quickly won him admirers, including those with far more means than Clark himself. Jim Clark: The Most Naturally Gifted Formula One Driver of All Time? The legendary Scottish racing driver Jimmy Clark is often overlooked when people list their greatest Formula One drivers of all time. Names like Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, and Juan Manuel Fangio are thrown around with consummate ease but it is rare for Clark to be mentioned among even the top three drivers of all time.

Nobody is arguing he was the most successful but some do believe he was the most naturally gifted. 2008 marked 40 years since his tragic death, and this writer wants to make a case for James Clark Junior, the most naturally gifted F1 driver of all time. He grew up close to the small Fife town of Kilmany as the only son of a farmer and as such, would have had many a chore growing up. Therefore, his father, at first, had little time for his fast paced hobby. Ironically his father eventually said, "make it pay or give it up"—and make it pay he certainly did, and all during the life time of a very proud dad. Clark never won at Monaco, for what reason we’ll never know. 100 Years of Racing. Remember Jim Clark. Sunday April 7th, 1968. It was an April day like any other April day. Dull, overcast with intermittent showers. Jim Clark of Scotland is the youngest world champion - 10.07.63. Gray stone buildings loomed in the headlights' glow. Suddenly a sickle-horned ram trotted out onto the narrow road.

The small sports car swung past the ram, past the barns and cottages and into the courtyard of a massive stone farmhouse. It has been called Edington Mains (Eed-ington) since time out of mind. Keeping a vigil there for almost as long is a ghost known as The White Lady. The Scottish night was cool. RACING HISTORY: The Great Races: 1965 Indianapolis 500. Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 22, 2001. 1968: Jim Clark killed in car smash. GERMANY - JIM CLARK CRASH aka JIM CLARK KILLED ON HOCKENHEIM CIRCUIT. <div id="videoNoJS">Please ensure you have JavaScript turned on and have the latest version of <a href=" target="_blank">Adobe Flash</a> installed</div> Star Item. Jim Clark's fatal accident. Jim Clark Room, Duns, Scotland. The grave of Racing Driver Jim Clark (C) Kevin Rae. Visit the Jim Clark Memorial. The Jim Clark Room - Duns. The JIM CLARK MEMORIAL at HOCKENHEIM. Jimmy Clark - Images.

In Pictures: Jim Clark. Thousands pay tribute to racing legend Jim Clark - Transport. The 2013 Jim Clark Rally home of the only closed road rally in the UK. Drivers set for Borders battle on Jim Clark Rally. After a solid start to the 2013 MSA British Rally Championship on gravel in Cumbria, the Culina Palletforce Racing team switches to Tarmac for round two at the Jim Clark Rally next weekend. Famed for being the only closed public road rally on mainland UK, the event will see both team crews race along the fast country lanes around Kelso and Duns in the Scottish Borders. Named in memory of double Formula One world champion Jim Clark, Scotland’s biggest motor rally event will host over 300 cars and crews, across a variety of modern and historic categories, when the action kicks off next Friday. John MacCrone powers his way through Kielder in the DS3 But, for the Culina Palletforce Racing drivers, the event has got somewhat of a local feel – even though both have extremely limited experience of their CA1 Sport Citroën DS3 rally cars on sealed surfaces. Team-mate Peter Taylor from Carlisle, however, is also on home turf.

Peter Taylor interviewed by BBC Radio Cumbria ahead of round 1 Quotes: Fans remember F1 legend Jim Clark at Duns - Other sports. David Coulthard drives Jim Clark's Lotus 25. James 'Jim' Clark, 1936 - 68. Formula One Racing Driver − Harry Benson − B. Jim Clark biography, Jim Clark achievements, Jim Clark career stats | edubilla.com ‹ › × About Jim Clark ames "Jim" (or "Jimmy") Clark, Jr OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. He was particularly associated with the Lotus marque. He was killed in a Formula Two motor racing accident in Hockenheim, Germany in 1968. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver.

In 2009, The Times placed Clark at the top of a list of the greatest-ever Formula One drivers. Jim Clark Achievements -F1 World Champion, 1963 and 1965 -Indianapolis 500 winner, 1965 (Clark is the only man in the history to be F1 World champion and Indy 500 winner in the same year) -ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of The Year, 1965 ABC's Wide World of Sports is a sports anthology series on American television that ran from 1961 to 1998 and was hosted by Jim McKay. The title continued to be used for general sports programs until 2006. As the title suggests, it aired on the American Broadcasting Company, primarily on Saturdays. -British Touring Car Championship Champion, 1964 The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organized and administered by ToCA. It was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and was renamed as the British Touring Car Championship in 1987.

The championship has been run to various national and international regulations over the years including FIA Group 2, FIA Group 5, FIA Group 1, FIA Group A, FIA Super Touring and FIA Super 2000. A lower-key Group N series for production cars ran from 2000 until 2003. -Tasman Series Cup winner, 1965, 1967 and 1968 The Tasman Series was a motor racing competition held annually from 1964 to 1975 over a series of races in New Zealand and Australia. It was named after the Tasman Sea which lies between the two countries. The Tasman Series races were held in January through to late February or early March of each year, during the Formula One off season, taking advantage of winter in the Northern Hemisphere to attract many top drivers to summer in the south. -Third place overall, 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans The 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 28th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place over 25–26 June 1960.

It was also the fifth and final round of the 1960 World Sportscar Championship season. -He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to the sport of auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. Although people of many nationalities have been inducted (including racing legends such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Ayrton Senna) the majority of inductees chosen are American drivers who competed in domestic series (particularly NASCAR). Only two non-Americans have been inducted since 2003. -He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1990 in the open wheel class: The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is a Hall of Fame and museum for American motorsports legends. It was originally located in Novi, Michigan and it moved to the Detroit Science Center in 2009. The museum is in the process of moving to Daytona International Speedway which is anticipated to be completed by January 2016.

Popular Trophies Jim Clark | The Formula 1 Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 1968 South African Grand Prix James "Jim" (or "Jimmy") Clark, Jr OBE (born 4 March 1936 in Kilmany, Scotland – died 7 April 1968 in Hockenheim , Germany) was a British Formula One driver who won the 1963 and 1965 world championships. He is generally consided to be one of Formula One's best-ever drivers, whose early and tragic death at just 32 years old in a Formula Two race in Hockenheim in 1968 shocked the world. He drove for Lotus for his entire Formula One career. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, his win being the first Indy win by a rear- engined car (and only rear-engined cars have won it since). He is only the only driver to have won the championship with maximum points twice (until 1981 and between 1985 and 1990 , not all points scored counted towards the championship).

When he won his first championship (1963), Clark became the youngest world champion, at 7008868298400000000♠27 years and 188 days. This record was not broken until Emerson Fittipaldi won the championship 1972 at 7008812527200000000♠25 years and 273 days. He holds the records for most Grand Chelems , with eight. Contents Edit Clark took part in local events, such as road rallies and hillclimb events. He started in 1956. In 1958, Clark joined the local racing team, Border Reivers to compete in National events. In late 1958, Clark competed in a GT race at Brands Hatch . He finished second in the event to Colin Chapman . 1960 Edit Clark began his Formula One career midway through the 1960 season, serving as a replacement for John Surtees of Lotus . Surtees had left Formula One to race motorcycles, but would later return with the Lola racing team.

Clark was unable to complete his debut race in the Netherlands , after he suffered a transmission failure on lap 42 of the event. He entered his second Formula One event in Belgium , where he would witness one of the most tragic races the sport's history. On lap 19 of the race, Chris Bristow lost control of his car and crashed off of the track. Clark was close to the accident and was able to avoid impact with the body of Bristow, but got a large amount of blood on his car. A few laps later, teammate and personal friend Alan Stacey was sent off of the track in the same corner after being struck in head by a bird. Both Bristow and Stacey died. "I was driving scared stiff pretty much all through the race" - Jim Clark Clark was traumatized by this experience and considered ending his own career. After some influence by fellow drivers, family and friends, Clark decided to continue his career. Although would become quite successful at Spa-Francochamps , he would forever hate the track. He would gain his first podium finish later that season in Portugal , finishing almost a whole minute behind Bruce McLaren . This gave Clark enough points to earn 10th position in the World Championship.

1961 Edit Clark rejoined Lotus for the 1961 season, alongside his new teammate Innes Ireland . This would be Clark's first complete season in Formula One. He had high hopes as he earned two podium finishes in the Dutch Grand Prix and the French Grand Prix . However, Clark again witnessed tragedy in Italy . On the first lap of the event, Clark made contact with Wolfgang von Trips . This sent von Trips' car airborne off the track and into spectators. He was ejected from the car and killed instantly. In the accident, 15 spectators were killed. Clark was uninjured, but felt the accident was his fault. Clark again considered quitting the sport, but was persuaded by the team designer, Colin Chapman to stay. This tragedy added Italy to his list of hated tracks. He entered the next and final race of the season, but was unable to earn any points. This placed him in 7th position for the championship. 1962 Edit Clark returned to Lotus for the 1962 season, alongside fellow British racing driver, Trevor Taylor . The first race of the season did not go as well as the team had hoped, Clark not finishing in the points.

However, Taylor finished on the podium in second position. The following race at Monaco was a career milestone for Clark, as he managed to earn the first pole position on his career. This was the first of six pole positions that he would earn in the season. Clark also managed to set the fastest time of the day, but was forced to retire after a clutch failure near the halfway point of the race. Clark witnessed his fourth death in the sport, after track marshal, Ange Baldoni was killed by a tyre that had fell off of Taylor's car. Although this death was not as traumatic for Clark, he was quite emotional once he had learned about the death. Clark snatched another career milestone at the next race in Belgium , after he won the first race in his Formula One career. He had an amazing lead, as he was over 44 seconds ahead of Graham Hill . Despite his hatred towards the track, this would be an event that he would win the next three times. The 1962 season was a great season for Clark, clenching two more wins at Britain and the United States . The season was also full of milestones, as Clark gained his first of eight Grand Chelems in Britain.

Clark was set to win his first World Championship when disaster struck in South Africa . He had earned the pole position for the race, had led all laps of the race and put in the fastest time. However with only 20 laps remaining, any oil leak put Clark's car out of the running. This allowed Graham Hill to take the lead, and win the championship by 12 points. Although this wasn't a championship win, this was Clark's best finish in his career. 1963 Edit The 1963 marked the domination of Clark and Lotus . He was off to an amazing start to the season at Monaco , qualifying for the pole position. Unfortunately, he dropped down to eighth position and was unable to score any points. However, a winning streak would be made at the next four races, managing to win at Belgium , the Netherlands , France and Britain . He was also able to gain two additional Grand Chelems at both the Netherlands and France. Fans thought the winning streak would continue, but they were wrong. Even though Clark had earned the pole for the German Grand Prix , but the loss an engine cylinder gave John Surtees the opportunity to pass him for the win.

After his second place finish in Germany, he went right back into winning races. He then won the Italian Grand Prix , as well as the final two races of the season in Mexico and South Africa . His win in Mexico also added to his Grand Chelem list, giving him a total of five. Clark had won seven out of the ten races in the 1963 season, giving him a staggering 25 point lead over Graham Hill and crowning him the 1963 World Champion. This was his first World Championship win since he joined Formula One in 1960. 1964 Edit Again with Lotus , Clark would not have a consistent teammate for the 1964 season and would have to race alongside a few different drivers. To start off the season, Clark had earned his third consecutive pole position in 1964 Monaco Grand Prix , but would finish the event in fourth position. Clark's domination returned, winning in the Netherlands , Belgium and Britain . However, a mechanical failure in France would not allow these wins to be consecutive. These wins were followed by a series of various mechanical failures that would force Clark to retire from another three races.

Clark would again lose his championship to an oil leak late in the race at Mexico . This repeat of the 1962 season meant that he would only finish in third position for the Drivers' Championship, missing second place by only a point. 1965 Edit Clark began the 1965 season with Lotus , alongside Mike Spence . During the season, he was also participating in the Tasman Series. He managed to beat the record for the most wins in Tasman racing, with 14 wins. The Formula One season began in South Africa , where he earned another Grand Chelem. He was unable to compete in Monaco because he had entered into the Indianapolis 500 . There he would make history, being the first and only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula One World Championship in the same year. When he returned to Formula One for the Belgian Grand Prix , he began a winning streak that would allow him to win this and four other events. Of his wins, France and Germany gave him two more Grand Chelems. These would be the last of his career, but would allow him to surpass Alberto Ascari 's Grand Chelem record by three.

Because of his massive winning streak, Clark was able to take home the Championship by 14 points. This was the second World Championship win of his career, but would also be the last. 1966 Edit At the beginning of the 1966 season, the FIA 's new regulations made Lotus less competitive than in other seasons. This meant that Clark would not be as successful as he had been in previous seasons. It wasn't until Lotus switched from using Climax engines to the new BRM engines that Clark began to regain his success. However, he was only able to finish three out of the nine races that season. He only win in the United States we a drop in the bucket compared to his past seasons. This left him out of the running for the championship title, with a sixth place finish. Although unsuccessful in Formula One that season, Clark had managed to earn a second place finish in the Indianapolis 500 that year. 1967 Edit Despite issues the season before, Clark agreed to return to Lotus once again. He began the season racing a BRM engine, but opted to use an old Climax engine after an engine failure in South Africa .

He would only stay with a Climax engine for one race however, as Lotus signed a deal with Ford to use the Ford Cosworth . This engine proved to be treating Clark better, as he chalked up his first win of the season in the Netherlands . He then earned the pole position in Belgium , but was forced to pit early in the race to get a spark plug changed. This cost him two minutes and he eventually finished a lap behind the leaders. Three more wins and another podium finish brought Clark to third place in the World Championship. While racing in Formula One, Clark also took part in the Tasman racing series with Lotus . There he claimed his second Tasman series championship. 1968 Edit Racing for Lotus in Formula One, Clark also raced and won the Tasman Series in 1968 . This was his third championship in the series. He began the Formula One season with a bang, getting the pole position and victory at the first race of the season in South Africa . However a tragedy would prevent him from completing the season. Death Edit On the 7th of April 1968, was racing a Formula Two Lotus car in the Deutschland Trophäe at the Hockenheimring . He was teamed with Graham Hill .

He had previously chosen to race in a sportscar race at Brands Hatch , but changed his mind. While racing in the event, Clark's car left the track and struck a tree on the fifth lap. He died of a fatal head and neck injury enroute to the hospital. His death showed drivers that bad things happen, no matter how good you are. "If it could happen to him, what hope did the rest of us have?" - Chris Amon Lotus launched a private investigation to discover the cause of the accident, hiring aircraft crash investigators. The investigation uncovered that the accident was most likely caused by a rear deflating tyre and not because of driver error. "Deaths in the sport were a regular occurrence in those days, but surely someone of Clark's sublime talent and skill? People reckoned that the rear tyre had deflated, and there is another theory that the mechanical metering unit on the Cosworth FVA engine had seized and caused Clark to crash." - Andrew Marriott , Motor Sport journalist Formula One Statistical Overview Denny Hulme - 1967 Denny Hulme Share Denny Hulme's dislike of celebrity and preference for anonymity made him the most low key of champions.

He hated fame, had no trace of vanity and found social functions an agony. His nickname 'The Bear' was a reference to both his rugged features and a gruff nature that would erupt when he was provoked. Yet he was also a sensitive man unable to express his feelings, except in a racing car, in which he was an accomplished if unspectacular driver. He eventually died behind the wheel, a quarter of a century after he became champion. Next Previous 1 / 7 Monza, September 1966: Denny Hulme at the wheel of the Brabham BT20-Repco on his way to third place in the Italian Grand Prix. He went on to finish fourth in the drivers’ championship. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo, May 1965: Denny Hulme finished eighth on his Formula One debut with Brabham at the Monaco Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Nurburgring, August 1965: Denny Hulme (centre) attends a driver briefing ahead of the German Grand Prix. To his right are Chris Amon and Jackie Stewart. Hulme would retire early in the race with a fuel leak.

© Schlegelmilch Brands Hatch, July 1966: Denny Hulme scored his second successive podium with second place for Brabham in the British Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo, May 1967: Denny Hulme applies some opposite lock to his Brabham en route to his maiden Formula One victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Silverstone, July 1967: The British Grand Prix brought a fastest lap for Brabham’s Denny Hulme and second place behind the Lotus of Jim Clark. © Schlegelmilch Nurburgring, August 1967: The Brabham BT24-Repco of Denny Hulme takes to the air during the German Grand Prix. Hulme would take victory from team mate, and team owner, Jack Brabham. © Schlegelmilch Denny Hulme's father Clive was a World War II hero who won the Victoria Cross for bravery as a sniper in a bloody battle on the island of Crete. On his return home, to Te Puke on New Zealand's North Island, Clive operated a small farm and a trucking business.

Denny, born on June 18, 1936, learned to drive a truck while sitting on his father's lap and by the age of six was driving solo. As a youngster he preferred trout fishing, hunting or working on his father's trucks. At 17 he left school and became a mechanic and a driver, hauling cargo over long distances on New Zealand's winding roads. On these journeys he whiled away the hours with reveries of racing, imagining that he was Stirling Moss or another of the European stars he had seen racing in New Zealand's Tasman Series. Denny's first competitions were in driving skill tests and local races, in an MGTF then an MGA bought for him by his father. In 1959 Clive and Denny purchased a F2 Cooper, which Denny prepared and raced - in his bare feet because he thought it gave him a better feel for the pedals. He did well enough to become joint winner, with George Lawton, of New Zealand's Driver To Europe scholarship that funded a season racing abroad for 1960.

Denny and Lawton based themselves in London, where fellow Kiwi Bruce McLaren, then making a name for himself in Formula One racing, helped them get settled. Their European debut year ended in disaster in Denmark for Lawton, who crashed in a race at Roskilde and died in Denny's arms. Denny was devastated but stoically pressed on, towing his racing car around Europe in company with his New Zealand girlfriend Greeta, a nurse who would later become his wife and the mother of their two children. Money was always short and to finance his racing Denny got a job as a mechanic with Jack Brabham, who also gave him drives in his Brabham sportscars and single seaters. In 1963 Denny won seven Formula Junior races and the next year ably backed up his boss in a Brabham domination of the F2 series. Their Formula One partnership began in 1965 and when Brabham won the 1966 driving title his New Zealand team mate made it to the podium four times and finished fourth overall. The 1967 Brabham-Repcos were not the fastest cars, but they were reliable and consistent, as were their drivers.

The Down Under duo also shared a serious work ethic and a tendency not to waste words, as was noted by fellow Antipodean, Chris Amon. "Jack and Denny and didn't talk much at the best of times," said Amon (then driving for Ferrari). "But in 1967 what used to be extraordinarily limited conversation became almost non-existent!" Denny silenced those critics who had dismissed him as little more than a journeyman driver with an excellent win in Monaco, though his first Formula One victory was marred by the appalling accident that claimed the life of Lorenzo Bandini, whose Ferrari was running second to Denny at the time. Denny's second win of the season, at Germany's mighty Nurburgring, proved his versatility on any type of track. He finished on the podium in six other races and by the end of the season had accumulated five more points than Brabham to become the 1967 World Champion. Any thoughts that he didn't deserve it were not shared by Jim Clark, who had four race wins to Denny's two.

On the podium at the season finale in Mexico, where Clark won and Denny was third, the great Scot invited the embarrassed Kiwi to share the victor's laurel wreath. Next Previous 1 / 7 Mosport Park, August 1967: Denny Hulme on his way to second place for Brabham in round eight, the Canadian Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Mexico City, October 1967: Denny Hulme finished third in the season-ending Mexican Grand Prix and in so doing claimed the world championship crown. © Sutton Images 1967: Denny Hulme pictured during his world championship-winning season, during which he scored two of his eight Formula One career victories. © Sutton Images Nivelles, June 1972: Denny Hulme finished third in the Belgian Grand Prix, one of seven podium results for the McLaren star that season. He finished third in the drivers’ championship.

© Sutton Images Monza, September 1973: Denny Hulme survived a mid-race accident in his McLaren M23 to trail at the back of the field for the remainder of the race, finishing 15th and last in the Italian Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Zandvoort, June 1974: Denny Hulme has his McLaren M23 topped up with fuel during practice for the Dutch Grand Prix. He would retire from the race on lap 66 with a broken ignition. © Sutton Images Mosport Park, September 1974: Denny Hulme scored his final world championship point with his fifth sixth place finish of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Denny wore his crown uneasily and being the focus of attention made him cringe. Privately, he had a soft and sentimental side, but few saw it. He could be abrasive and clashed with Formula One journalists who retaliated by twice awarding him their 'Lemon Prize' for being the least co-operative and most uncommunicative driver. Yes, he agreed, he didn't say much, but when he did he said what he thought.

Now, 'The Bear' growled, it was payback time for those fickle scribes who had ignored him before he was champion. Freeloaders, phonies and time-wasters who wanted a piece of the reluctant celebrity got similarly short shrift. All Denny wanted to do was go racing and go home, which in a way he did in 1968 by joining forces with his countryman Bruce McLaren. The 'Bruce and Denny Show' that dominated the North American Can-Am sportscar series for several season in their McLarens was less successful in Formula One racing. Sadly, their partnership only lasted until 1970, when Bruce was killed while testing a Can-Am McLaren at Goodwood. Denny wept inconsolably at the loss of his friend and only continued racing because he felt he owed it to Bruce and the team. Besides his emotional distress Denny was in severe pain throughout most of 1970, having seriously burned his hands in the US while testing a McLaren for the Indianapolis 500. In all, he won six Grands Prix for McLaren but near the end of his Formula One career his competitive urges were blunted by a growing apprehension about the dangers of his sport.

His fears were well founded and for Denny the final blow came in March of 1974 when he witnessed the gruesome death of his friend and former team mate Peter Revson in a testing accident at Kyalami in South Africa. Denny, now 38, finished the season then left Formula One racing for good, though he didn't stop driving competitively for another 18 years. He enjoyed competing in historic events and was also successful in saloon and truck racing. A favourite event was Australia's Bathurst 1000km touring car race. During the 1992 edition of that race the Denny Hulme-driven BMW suddenly stopped beside the track. Marshals ran to the car and inside it found the 1967 World Champion dead from a heart attack. Text - Gerald Donaldson Jim Clark: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland The Jim Clark Room, Duns Jim Clark, OBE, lived from 4 March 1936 to 7 April 1968. He was a highly successful Formula One racing driver who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.

The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. Jim Clark was born into a farming family at Kilmany House Farm in Fife. He was the youngest child of five, and the only boy. When he was six years old, the family moved to Edington Mains Farm, near Duns in the Scottish Borders. He attended schools in Chirnside and at Clifton Hall near Edinburgh before attending Loretto School in Musselburgh. As soon as he was able to drive, Jim Clark began to enter rally and hill climb events, usually in his own Sunbeam-Talbot. In 1958 he joined the Border Reivers racing team, racing Jaguar D-types and Porsches in events throughout the UK and winning 18 races. On Boxing Day in 1958 he came second to Colin Chapman, who ran Lotus, in a race. Chapman was sufficiently impressed by Clark to offer him a place driving his new "Formula Junior" cars. By the start of the 1960 season, Clark was driving for the Lotus Formula One team.

He achieved 8 Championship points in his first season, 11 in his second and 30 points in 1962, the year in which he also won his first three Grand Prix races, in Belgium, Britain and the USA. In 1963 Clark was utterly dominant, winning seven out of ten races and his first World Championship. This also ensured that Lotus won its first Constructors' World Championship. In 1964 Clark came a close second in the World Championship to John Surtees, though he did win the British Touring Car Championship that year. The 1965 Formula One season was again dominated by Clark, and he won six of the ten races and the Championship. This is all the more impressive because he was unable to compete in one of them, as the Monaco Grand Prix clashed with the Indianapolis 500, which he won for the first time that year. Changes in Formula One regulations made Lotus less competitive from 1966, though Clark and Lotus continued to dominate the Australasia based Tasman series of races. He won just one Formula One race in 1966, four in 1967, and one in 1968.

Jim Clark was killed on 7 April 1968 while driving in a Formula Two race for Lotus at the Hockenheimring in Germany when his car left the track and hit a tree. During his career he had started in 72 Grand Prix, achieving 33 pole positions and 25 wins. He is buried in the village of Chirnside and is remembered in the Jim Clark room in Duns, by a statue in Kilmany in Fife, and by a memorial stone at the Hockenheimring. Statue of Jim Clark in Kilmany h2g2 - Jim Clark OBE - racing driver Jim Clark OBE - racing driver Created 2 Conversations One of the all time great Formula One racing drivers, Jim Clark won 25 of his 72 F1 races and won the world championship on two occasions, as well as winning the Indianapolis 500. Jim Clark was born on 14th April 1936 on the family farm in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland. At the age of six he and his family moved to Edington Mains near Duns, in the Scottish borders.

A childhood fascination with fast cars led him to join the Berwick and District Motor Club as a teenager. In 1956 Clark competed in his first motor race at Crimond Airfield, near Aberdeen. Despite finishing last, he persevered, and achieved his first major success the following year when he won the Border Motor Racing Club Trophy in a Porsche 1600 Super. Clark continued to improve throughout the closing years of the 1950s, and caught the attention of the Aston Martin Formula One team, who signed him up early in 1960, although he never drove for the team - they withdrew from the competition before the season began, and Clark moved to the Lotus F1 team, having already driven for them in Formula Junior and Formula Two. His first Formula One race was the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix, alongside such legendary drivers as Graham Hill and Stirling Moss, but Clark failed to finish the race due to a gearbox problem. The second Grand Prix, in Belgium, was more successful as Clark finished fifth and scored his first points, although the race was marred by the fatal crash of his Lotus team-mate Alan Stacey.

By the end of his first season, Clark had achieved his first podium finish (third place at the Portuguese Grand Prix) and scored 8 championship points, finishing in eighth place in the world championship. The 1961 season was not much more successful. Clark secured another two third place finishes and came joint seventh in the championship, but his season was tarnished by an accident involving himself and German driver Wolfgang von Trips - the two drivers collided during the Italian Grand Prix and von Trips' car careered off the circuit, killing the driver and fourteen spectators. An improved car combined with Clark's increasing experience to produce more success in the 1962 season. He won his first championship Grand Prix in Belgium, as well as the British Grand Prix, to finish second in the world championship behind Graham Hill. The promise shown in the 1962 season came to fruition the following year, when Clark won the drivers' championship, taking first place in seven of the season's ten races. 1963 also saw Clark compete in the Indianapolis 500 for the first time, controversially finishing second behind Parnelli Jones, who many thought should have been disqualified for dropping oil onto the track.

After a disappointing 1964, Clark fought back to win both the F1 championship and the Indianapolis 500 in 1965. An under powered car put paid to his chances in 1966; 1967 was somewhat better but Clark could only finish third in the championship, despite four race wins. 1968 started promisingly, with Clark winning the South African Grand Prix in January. However the year's early promise came to an abrupt end during an unimportant Formula Two race at Hockenheim, Germany on April 7th. Clark, who had never had a major accident in his career, lost control of his Lotus on a damp track and crashed into trees at over 140 mph. He was killed instantly. The memory of Jim Clark is kept alive in his home town of Duns by an annual memorial rally and a museum, the Jim Clark Room, which houses a large number of Clark's trophies, as well as an impressive display of photographs and memorabilia from Clark's career. The museum is generally open from March to October each year, and can be found at 44 Newtown Street, Duns, Berwickshire.

Question: In which country was the British Formula One racing driver Jim Clark killed in 1967?
Answer: GERMANY